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However, as has been pointed out in this forum previously, the CRA's obsessive focus (and spending) on Bunker Hill essentially spared much of downtown from a similar fate. Despite the losses of entire historic blocks, Los Angeles still has one of the highest ratios of historic buildings of any major US city (I'm sure I read that somewhere). The Old Bank District, Historic Core, Arts District, etc. are good examples of this. And of course, the culture of demolition was not limited to the urban renewal period of the 1950's-60's. Alas, the land values around here have always fostered the destruction of incredible locations. I look at it this way: If you've ever looked at a photo of historic LA and thought, "I would like to live in that city" (and lord knows I have), then you're having the same reaction that everyone who saw the original photo in 1870, 1910 or 1923 had. It's that image of a genuinely desirable place to live that caused masses of people to move here, which necessitated massive development, which resulted in the Los Angeles of today. Thus, I believe that the LA of today was inevitable, regardless of any planning decisions made or not made in the past. This is what we were bound to end up with, so I prefer to make the best of it. |
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with blackmailers in the hills: "This car sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic." *Some sources say he's referring to the Iowa Picnic held in Long Beach every January 18th. (as opposed to Sycamore Grove) |
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Undated Griffith Park Picnic Grounds. http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...J4PYDF4SLS.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...J4PYDF4SLS.jpg 1890 - somewhere in LA County there was a picnic (exact location is a secret!) http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...IDNPTHKHQC.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...IDNPTHKHQC.jpg 1899 Celebration (Picnic) for opening of LA Harbor. http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...HQ5ELSAF9N.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...HQ5ELSAF9N.jpg http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...VEQEN63MEH.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...VEQEN63MEH.jpg (Overheard: "Don't care when Santana is performing, pass me more potato salad!") http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...3NGRL6Y1RP.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...3NGRL6Y1RP.jpg 1915(?) Lincoln Park. On back: "A tract of about 45 acres, a delightful place for picnics, affords more of interest for children, as it has a merry-go-round, swings and a lake for boating" http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Converter?i...0&w=1008&h=723http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Converter?i...0&w=1008&h=723 1940 - Bob Crosby (celebrates Harbor Opening) private picnic for family in North Hollywood Home. http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...7SJ58FGKH6.jpg http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...MYBE9Q5CCK.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...MYBE9Q5CCK.jpg http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...ABRFJHQRTT.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...ABRFJHQRTT.jpg |
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Two for the price of one. Dental and moral decay? Currie’s Ice Cream Shop Beverly Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Is that a . . . pinball machine!?!?! '30s http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...PSC4NMA821.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...PSC4NMA821.jpg Quote:
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The 1933 Bally Rocket: IMO, the first really cool, really Deco-looking pinball machine.
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But let’s not forget Acme Beer…do you think it’s the brand that wile e coyote used to consol himself every time that damn roadrunner got away.:cheers: |
Googies became famous for its Style
Not sure how the Googie's topic got started but I just noticed it today. I recalled reading about the Googie style train station in Tomorrowland, Disneyland, and never understood why they called it that, so I found this reference to Googie Style Archetechture on Wikipedia. Thought I'd post a link in case anyone is interested in how long-lasting the name Googies became, even if the restaurant did not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture On the off chance that many will not click the link or wonder why I bothered, Here is the heart of the message from Wikipedia, if they don't mind me cutting and pasting it here. "The origin of the name Googie dates to 1949, when architect John Lautner designed the West Hollywood coffee shop, Googies, which had distinct architectural characteristics.[4] The name "Googie" had been a family nickname of Lillian K. Burton, the wife of the original owner, Mortimer C. Burton.[5][6] Googies was located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles but was demolished in 1989.[7] The name Googie became a rubric for the architectural style when editor Douglas Haskell of House and Home magazine and architectural photographer Julius Shulman were driving through Los Angeles one day. Haskell insisted on stopping the car upon seeing Googies and proclaimed "This is Googie architecture."[4] He popularized the name after an article he wrote appeared in a 1952 edition of House and Home magazine.[8][9] |
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1973 - Steak N Stein http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328035a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328035a_j.jpg 1965 http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0327079a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0327079a_j.jpg 1967 sobriety check-point http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0326071a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0326071a_j.jpg 1975 http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0327803a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0327803a_j.jpg 1979 http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0340069a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0340069a_j.jpg The Strip '66 (Was the Playboy logo that early - look up) http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0329738a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0329738a_j.jpg |
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"Worker tending to storage tanks at Acme Brewing Company plant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1949" http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328376a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328376a_j.jpg |
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Life Imitates Art.....
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Contractor Stamps
We've all seen those stamps that contractors put in wet sidewalk cement. If you're in a well-established neighborhood, some of them can be quite old. I was most familiar with "C. Sainsbury" from my days in Hollywood.
Recently while taking a walk near my thera-- er, doctor's office in the Wilshire district, I saw an interesting one: http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/43/y114.jpg (my photo) For reference, the above stamp was photographed at the SE corner of 6th & Windsor. Below is the view from that corner, looking NW; the stamp is about at the photographer's feet: http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/690/xhjf.jpg (my photo) Unusually for such stamps, the firm of Tryon & Brain were nice enough to include their address: "508-9 Merchants Trust Co. Bldg." I'm going from memory of research from a couple of weeks ago, but I believe the physical address of this building was 209 S Broadway. Below is a nice image I found on Brent Dickerson's CSULB page: http://imageshack.us/a/img692/5474/x4gr.jpg (via http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal6.html) Do we know anything else about this building? Naturally, I could find no references using the forum's next-to-useless search engine. Also, did the contracting firm's name immediately remind anyone else of a certain maniacal cartoon mouse and his dimwitted partner? :P |
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My first photo & then-n-now...
Man, it's crazy posting on here - looked like so much fun, I had to jump in. Hope I don't embarrass myself with a repost or some such silliness. I'm gonna try quoting, linking, and sourcing all for the first time, here. If this all works, I'm high-fiving myself.
First off, a little then-n-now for one of my favorite "slice of life" photos on here (or at least of the 259 pages I've made it through). This is a young one, same age as me, so not much change - only 35 years. Not too noir I suppose - certainly more 70s-style gritty New Hollywood. Quote:
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Source: My Flickr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- And finally, an awesome Schindler find down on Compton & 49th that I don't think has been mentioned on Noirish yet - the Bethlehem Baptist Church, commissioned by an African American congregation in 1944, now vacant for more than a decade. The LA Times recently did a piece about a photographer re-discovering the building, about the same time I heard about it and had to drive down and see it: Found: R.M. Schindler's hidden church Sorry for the grainy, blurry shots but that's how I like 'em. Most of my photos are taken while trying out an old camera for the first time. Many are from the noir era and might've been used on the streets, which adds to the appeal for me. I'm not quite deep in it enough to go around with a Graflex but I won't rule it out in the future. This black & white shot was taken with a Ditto 99 from 1952 (Finetta 99 in Germany), with a slightly sticky shutter return and a powerful (and loud) spring motor drive. Film is East German ORWO ("Original Wolfen") NP55 expired in 1992. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/9...299732d7_o.jpg My Flickr http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9...b3d98393_o.jpg My Flickr http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9...bc561e62_o.jpg My Flickr http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps0addadc4.gif Source: LA Times |
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I wondered about this because these days the Stoney Point tunnels have got to be among the busiest single tracked tunnels in the region, to the point that getting the kind of shots you have here would be downright risky. |
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